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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4707860 | Welding shield Welding shield adapted to be positioned in front of the face of the welder for protection radiation. Said shield comprises a transparent dark welding glass (17) which is arranged as a locally limited portion to be positioned in front of the eyes. Around t... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707861 | Forearm shield pad A protective device for protecting a person from battery-following assault. The device comprises: a sturdy, rigid, elongated plate; a sheath surrounding the plate and made of a shock-dampening material; straps to releasably connect the palte sheath to a l... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707862 | Convertible outerwear garment A garment for use as either a short jacket or a long coat is provided with a circumferential lower extension portion that is detachable from the upper jacket portion. The lower extension portion may also be folded and secured to the inside back jacket pan... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707863 | Anti-fog goggle with foam frame An anti-fog goggle is provided having a foam frame with a method of manufacturing the goggle. The goggle is composed of generally planar individual members, yet the goggle has a desired degree of self-supporting curvature. The anti-fog goggle has a semi-r... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707864 | Sanitary urine collecting apparatus A sanitary device comprising a urine receiver and a urine bag removably attached to the receiver. The urine receiver includes a receiver body forming an opening at least at both ends thereof, and adapted to accommodate the urine bag therein through the op... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707865 | Dispenser with fluid pathway including valve to form air lock A toilet tank dispenser having an inlet/outlet tube and including a valve which restricts water flow in one direction while not substantially restricting water flow in the opposite direction. The valve causes the water flowing into the inlet/outlet tube d... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707866 | Device for adding disinfectants or the like to the flushing water of a WC Means for adding disinfectant or the like to the flushing water of a WC comprise two layers, one of which is deep drawn to form a chamber. The other layer seals the chamber. The layer sealing off the chamber comprises a water-resistant material and is pro... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707867 | Toilet-flushing control apparatus A toilet-flushing control apparatus comprising a detector, a delay circuit, a judging circuit, a first timer, a second timer, and a flush valve. The detector detects that a person is using a toilet, and outputs a signal. This signal is input to the delay ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707868 | Toilet flushing apparatus A diaphragm valve for a toilet flushing mechanism, and a hydraulic flushing assembly using the valve, control water mains pressure for the pressure flushing of toilets with small quantities of water. Water mains pressure is used to retain a flexible diaph... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707869 | Swim through safety division line for pools A swim through safety division line for pools at the slope break between shallow and deep water is disclosed. The division line includes a floating frame held vertically by ballast and having top and bottom bars sufficiently above and below the water surf... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707870 | Toilet seat or cover retaining device A device for detachably securing the cover or a seat of a toilet against the front side of the tank includes a holder detachably securable to the tank and having a stem extending forwardly with a cover or seat engaging component on the distal end thereof.... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707871 | Folding bed-table means A folding bed-table wherein the bed is convertible into a table, single or double desk, lounge or the like which includes a base frame having a pair of coextensive side members, extension members pivotally connected at one end to the free ends of the side... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707872 | Resilient supporting device A body supporting device comprising a plurality of liquid-filled compartments, each compartment communicating with at least one further compartment through liquid flow-inhibited flow passages, said compartments being filled with a liquid having a viscosit... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707873 | Down quilt A down quilt in which a tubular closure section is provided on an opening in the quilt through which a feather feeder nozzle is inserted. A first fastener is provided at the opening and a second fastener is provided on the closure section so that feathers... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707874 | Method of waterproofing an article of footwear and the waterproofed article produced therefrom The invention relates to a method of waterproofing an article of footwear, for example, a boot, and the article of footwear produced therefrom. To waterproof the article a solution of effective amounts of a polymeric material and solvent is applied to inn... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707875 | Holding member for working elements of roller brushes Several holding members (1) are arranged over the outer surface of the br core in radial and axial distribution for working elements (2) of roller brushes to treat traffic areas, especially in order to remove, for the surface of the latter, coatings such... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707876 | Windscreen wiper for motor vehicles Motor vehicle windscreen wiper comprising a wiper arm driven by a motor driven operating shaft through a transmission device including a lever having one end coupled for rotation with the operating shaft and its opposite end articulated to the wiper arm, ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707877 | Wet mop liquid extractor A wet mop liquid extractor having a rollable support frame carrying a fixed arcuate pressure plate for supporting a wet mop from which liquid is to be extracted, and a movable pressure plate adapted to be brought into pressing contact with the wet mop on ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707878 | Vacuum loading cleaning system The vacuum loading cleaning system includes a pair of interconnected pressure vessels containing a cleaning liquid which is pumped through a heat exchanger and into a dirty tank. Cleaning liquid and dislodged contaminants are sucked up from the dirty tank... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707879 | Device for acting on and treating surfaces, for instance for picking up particles, leaves and litter A device for acting on or treating surfaces by a medium, preferably air, which is supplied to the device via one or several inlets and is sucked away through one or several outlets. The device comprises at least one vortex chamber (10) whose inner envelop... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707880 | Swivel caster assembly and method of making A heavy-duty caster assembly with a pintle and swivel plate mounted on top of a wheel carrying horn that minimizes pintle bending and breaking with the addition of a powdered metal washer around the pintle locked on top of the swivel plate.... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707881 | Luggage case and wheel roller or caster assembly therefor A suitcase is provided with a rotating wheel 13 or roller mounted for rotation on axle 19. The axle 19 is secured to a resilient shock absorbing structure in the form of a disk of hard rubber 23, which in turn is secured to a mounting plate 24 fixed to th... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707882 | Pneumatic damper A pneumatic damper for particular use as a door closer comprising a cylinder closed at one end having a piston axially slidable therein to define a pressurizable chamber between the piston and the closed end of the cylinder, the piston having a mechanism ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707883 | Bag handle A bag handle having opposing handle strips with an interlocking tab and slot which prevents separation of the handle strips.... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707884 | Foldable handle for a skateboard A foldable handle for skateboard includes a base plate adapted to be fixed on a base board of a skateboard; two opposed upright plates, fixed on the base plate and spaced apart from each other; a handle, pivoted between the upright plates, and which does ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707885 | Head hold down for hide puller A head hold down device for holding the head during an up hide-pulling operation, which includes a pair of parallel bars extending substantially parallel to an overhead track conveyor where one of the bars is in fixed position and the other is movable for... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707886 | Poultry oil sac removal method and apparatus The present invention is directed to an oil sac removal assembly comprising an apertured plate having an inwardly bevelled aperture which is pressed against the tail section of a bird, so that the oil sac protrudes through the aperture. A scraper then eng... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707887 | Apparatus for detecting foreign bodies, such as pieces of metal or the like, in textile fiber bales Apparatus for detecting a foreign body in a textile fiber bale. A search device is provided for detecting a foreign body in a textile fiber bale and a mechanism is provided for varying the location of the search device and of the fiber bale relative to on... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707888 | Method and arrangement for extracting fiber flocks from textile fiber bales An arrangement for extracting fiber flocks from textile fiber bales includes a fiber flock extraction member which passes between and projects to a predetermined extent beyond respective grid bars which rest on the bale surface during the extraction opera... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707889 | Attaching device for bag The attaching device for bag in which a pair of mouthpieces made of synthetic resin material is provided, and said pair of mouthpieces is provided with an engaging member formed by providing a stationary portion and a slope portion of a predetermined angl... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707890 | Frustoconic anchoring jaws for cables and their methods of manufacture To prepare a split frustoconic jaw intended for the anchoring of a cable, a part is first taken bounded externally by a frustoconic surface and hollowed by a cylindrical axial channel whose inner surface is advantageously striated. This part is sawed into... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707891 | Cable clamp A cable clamp for temporarily gripping an end length of cable comprises a tubular member having a side slot extending the length of the tubular member to allow a cable to be inserted into and removed from inside the tubular member. Spring means urge a bar... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707892 | Fish rod transport clamp A clamping device is illustrated for securing the elements of a fishing pole, once the extensions have been taken apart.... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707893 | Fabric fastener A fabric fastener suitable for industrial use such as for fixing a porous working element to a rotor of a polisher, in which a male member has at least two groups of projections on one surface thereof, a first group having a hook or mushroom shape and a s... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707894 | Fastening system for interconnecting sheets of plastic materials including glass Sheets of plastic materials including glass are interconnected along a longitudinal outer dimension thereof by an elongated longitudinal female interconnecting member having an upstanding base with transverse legs extending on opposite sides thereof and a... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707895 | Method of providing nap map or carpet of washable type having increased liquid removal therefrom during washing thereof A floor covering such as a nap mat or carpet of washable type comprises a rubber or plastic back, wherein the nap or tufts is/are fastened in the back material. The floor covering has means for increasing the drain of liquid from the nap when the floor co... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707896 | Crimper discharge regulation A gate/loading arrangement which balances applied gate force betweem the edges of tow being crimped in a stuffer box crimper. A single hinged gate has been replaced with two or three equal sized gates and force is applied to the gates from an air cylinder... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707897 | Monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit ferroelectric memory device, and methods of fabricating and utilizing same A monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit-ferroelectric device is disclosed together with the method of manufacturing same. The ferrelectric device preferably consists of a layer of stable ferroelectric potassium nitrate disposed between electrical co... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707898 | Beam profile cutting machine and method A semi-automated beam cutting machine simultaneously cuts with two torches the flanges of the beam in a presettable plane in each of two axis. The web of the beam is cut with a further torch in response to a template, to obtain two rat holes and the inset... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707899 | Method of making rocket motor extendible nozzle exit cone A rocket motor extendible nozzle, in a first embodiment of the invention, is made by folding a sheet stock (metal, etc.) development of a membrane in the form of a cone or conical frustum (with a straight meridian) in such manner that the aft or larger di... | 11/24/1987 |
